Fracking compensation to be increased – The Guardian
‘Government hopes extra funds for affected communities will quell opposition to controversial method of extracting fuel.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
European Parliament Election 2014: Don’t take selfies in the polling station or you could face prison time – The Independent
‘The selfie, the self-taken photograph and scourge of 21st century discourse, is now enough of a thing that the Electoral Commission has felt the need to issue a warning to those voting in the European Parliament and local elections that taking one in a polling booth could result in hefty fines or prison time.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Coroner criticises MoD over Afghanistan fire deaths – BBC News
‘A coroner has criticised the MoD for a series of failures over the deaths of two soldiers in a fire as they slept in a tent at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up – The Guardian
‘The appointment of Alison Russell QC reminds us of the legal system’s diversity deficit.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gender-selective abortion is illegal, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to announce – Daily Telegraph
‘Ministers to issue new guidance making clear that sex-selective abortion and pre-signing abortion forms is illegal.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Richard III: Judicial review decision to be given – BBC News
‘The fate of Richard III’s bones could become clearer with the result of a legal challenge due to be given later.’
BBC News, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog to investigate private colleges’ potential misuse of millions – The Guardian
‘Margaret Hodge calls in audit office after Guardian reveals colleges offer access to loans for students who don’t attend.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Isaac Stoute v LTA Operations Ltd (trading as Lawn Tennis Association) – WLR Daily
‘Postal service of a claim form by the court in disregard of the claimant’s request to return the claim form to him so that he could serve it personally, in breach of CPR r 6.4(1)(b), was an “error of procedure”, within rule 3.10, and so did not invalidate service.’
WLR Daily, 15th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re S (Children) (Care Proceedings: Fact-finding Hearings) – WLR Daily
In re S (Children) (Care Proceedings: Fact-finding Hearings) [2014] EWCA Civ 638; [2014] WLR (D) 217
‘Reiterating the inappropriateness of separate fact-finding hearings in most care proceedings, it was essential that if there was to be a separate fact-finding hearing, the ambit of the hearing should be clearly defined and understood by all and, if the ambit altered as the case proceeded, that the adjustment was promptly reflected in the schedule of findings sought and that there was an authentic, definitive record of precisely what findings the judge had made.’
WLR Daily, 14th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Lakatamia Shipping Co Ltd v Su and others – WLR Daily
Lakatamia Shipping Co Ltd v Su and others [2014] EWCA Civ 636; [2014] WLR (D) 216
‘The assets of a company whose shares were entirely owned by a defendant to a standard form freezing order were not assets of the defendant, for the purposes of the order. However, since such a freezing order restrained the defendant from diminishing the value of any of his assets, which included his shareholding in such a company, it would restrain him from procuring the company to make a disposition of its assets likely to result in such a diminution.’
WLR Daily, 14th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Bone v North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – WLR Daily
Bone v North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2014] EWCA Civ 652; [2014] WLR (D) 214
‘It was not necessary in a claim for detriment under section 146(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for the independence of the relevant trade union to be established in order for an employment tribunal to have jurisdiction.’
WLR Daily, 15th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Bank St Petersburg OJSC and another v Arkhangelsky and another; Arkhangelsky and others v Bank St Petersburg OJSC and another – WLR Daily
‘Although exceptional, the power existed to grant a world-wide anti-enforcement injunction as opposed to an anti-suit injunction.’
WLR Daily, 14th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Best) v Chief Land Registrar – WLR Daily
Regina (Best) v Chief Land Registrar [2014] EWHC 1370 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 211
‘The criminalisation of people who were trespassers through living in a relevant residential building by pursuant to section 144(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 had not prevented time running for applications for registration of title by adverse possession.’
WLR Daily, 7th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Church Comrs for England v Hampshire County Council – WLR Daily
Church Comrs for England v Hampshire County Council [2014] EWCA Civ 634; [2014] WLR (D) 207
‘Regulation 5(4) of the Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007 provided a means for curing deficiencies in an application to register land as a town or village green under section 15 of the Commons Act 2006 and once that application was so cured it was treated as duly made on the date on which the original defective application was lodged. Whether an applicant had been afforded a “reasonable opportunity” by the registration authority to put a defective application in order, for the purposes of regulation 5(4), was a question of law for the court and was not reviewable only on Wednesbury grounds.’
WLR Daily, 14th May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Publisher not forced to delete archived article on man’s spent conviction – OUT-LAW.com
‘Newspaper publisher Newsquest does not have to remove an old article from its online archive which reports on the conviction of a man for fraud, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court rejects call to register recreation ground as village green – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has upheld a county council’s refusal to register a recreation ground – which had been provided for that purpose by another local authority – as a village green.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st May 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
CA upholds negligence ruling in miner’s compensation case – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that Yorkshire law firm Raleys was negligent in its handling of a claim under the government compensation scheme for ex-miners suffering from vibration white finger (VWF).’
Legal Futures, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Alexander Horne and Oonagh Gay: Ending the Hamilton Affair? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689 has been the subject of a variety of legal challenges. The Article, which provides (in modern parlance) that: “the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament” is usually considered to be a fundamental feature of the constitution and a cornerstone of parliamentary privilege.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 21st May 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Linah Keza death: Ex-partner guilty of model’s death – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed his model ex-partner to death has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 21st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May stuns Police Federation with vow to break its power – The Guardian
‘Home secretary says that in their handling of sensitive cases some officers had displayed ‘contempt for the public’.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
